PL_ Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/19/xbox-36...target-to-thank Xbox 360 Elite hits the market early, Target to thankPosted Apr 19th 2007 9:11AM by Darren Murph Filed under: Gaming Waiting around another week or so for Microsoft's Xbox 360 Elite to hit the market didn't seem all that painful from here, but to those looking to get their sweaty palms around the sleek, HDMI-enabled rig on the double, you can apparently fulfill your fantasy right now. Unsurprisingly surfacing on none other than eBay, the world's first Xbox 360 Elite bundle to leave Target's doors in a customer's hands has arrived, and if the small bevy of photos and actual receipt aren't enough to arraign some careless bullseye-sporting employee, we don't know what is. Of course, if you're still unwilling to shell out the above-MSRP asking price, you can always patiently place a pre-order, enjoy the hands-on photos, and envision yourself in the place of those Microsoft drones playing with it on video. [Via Joystiq] Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 so they released this to compete with sony? HDMI is still kinda usless for teenagers etc and i dont see current owners going to buy one to replace their current one Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490313 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I keep telling myself in no way am I going to buy one of these but I def keep second guessing myself.... man I hate MS for doing this to me.. .lol so they released this to compete with sony? HDMI is still kinda usless for teenagers etc and i dont see current owners going to buy one to replace their current one Not sure what you mean by useless to teenagers.... if there is a 1080p HDTV in the household that only accepts the 1080p signal through HDMI it is not useless... there are plenty of people who have the cash to throw around and "upgrade" their current 360 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490321 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inplode Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I keep telling myself in no way am I going to buy one of these but I def keep second guessing myself.... man I hate MS for doing this to me.. .lolNot sure what you mean by useless to teenagers.... if there is a 1080p HDTV in the household that only accepts the 1080p signal through HDMI it is not useless... there are plenty of people who have the cash to throw around and "upgrade" their current 360 same since the upped the trade in value on the 360 to 250 its really tempting Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PL_ Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Author Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 so they released this to compete with sony? HDMI is still kinda usless for teenagers etc and i dont see current owners going to buy one to replace their current one Teenagers aren't the only ones that play games, y'know ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 ye but xbox target auidence is mainly teenagers and students (i have reason to believe) none of my mates who have a 360 have a HD TV so an HDMI port would be useless.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted April 19, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted April 19, 2007 wow.. came out 10 days earily, i want some videos of it in action... it looks so cool HDMI isn't as great as people think. Component is better for splitting colours, and if your using Optical for 5.1 surround (like most of us these days do) HDMI isn't exactly needed Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Express Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 From the pics, I like the white console better. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
notuptome2004 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 ye but xbox target auidence is mainly teenagers and students (i have reason to believe) none of my mates who have a 360 have a HD TV so an HDMI port would be useless.... ok well evan if your referring to a student in collage umm they are adults you know so i wouldant say the major audience is teenagers. i dont own an Xbox 360 but i got a friend with 1 i am 24 so you know alot of adults play the 360. and HDMI is on 98% of all new Tvs sold since early 2006 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 so they released this to compete with sony? HDMI is still kinda usless for teenagers etc and i dont see current owners going to buy one to replace their current one :laugh: daddy's got the HDTV :p nah, honestly, this thing is future proof now xD u dont have to buy an HDTV NOW... ;) why does everything "elite"/"leet" have to be black, that's boring, i want my white back! Glassed Silver:mac Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted April 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 19, 2007 I'm a student an I've got an HDTV :huh: I've also got my own car and my own apartment, which I pay for out of my own pocket :D Granted, I'm not going to a $30,000 university either :p And I have a pretty good job :whistle: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588490920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 so they released this to compete with sony? HDMI is still kinda usless for teenagers etc and i dont see current owners going to buy one to replace their current one So who's Sony aiming for, the family man? The one who wants to blow more on their offering than MS or Nintendo's? :blink: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588491631 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 So who's Sony aiming for, the family man? The one who wants to blow more on their offering than MS or Nintendo's? :blink: erm, yes.. it was openly stated by Sony that the first playstation was aimed at the 20-something plus bracket, and not kids i have read / seen nothing that says that they are not still marketing at this demographic, it can be seen all over its marketing style. The weird 'This is living' movie with the hand grenade is a prime example Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588491652 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisCr0ss Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i held of on buying the xbox360 wanted to see which would take it xbox or ps3 and well it seems xbox is goin for it this time, so im thinkin of getting the elite Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588491662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy1 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 HDMI isn't as great as people think. Component is better for splitting colours Component is better for splitting colors? What the hell are you talking about? HDMI is better than component in every way. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588491678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceBrewedBeer Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 That black looks horrible. It's a very flat black...like primer black for automobiles. I wish it came out in random colors...like green, or blue, even transparent would be a hot item. If they wanted to know black...should've went with the gloss black finish. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588491736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivenDaily Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Question, so has it been confirmed that the black elite is here to stay? Or is the 'black' a limited edition? I mean, will they just change over to white after the black ones sell out. I looked around but most of the people who said it was a limited edition said so before the official announcement. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588492019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted April 20, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 20, 2007 ye but xbox target auidence is mainly teenagers and students (i have reason to believe) none of my mates who have a 360 have a HD TV so an HDMI port would be useless.... The target audience is males aged 16-34 if I remember right. And I thought it wasn't a limited edition but I'm again confused since they very possibly could just change the premium to 120GB & HDMI and stop selling black ones. S_X? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588492034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Question, so has it been confirmed that the black elite is here to stay? Or is the 'black' a limited edition? I mean, will they just change over to white after the black ones sell out. I looked around but most of the people who said it was a limited edition said so before the official announcement. I'm dead certain it would be here to stay. I cant seem them marketing black accessories for a console thats going to be around for 2 months or whatever. As it is they have black controllers, battery packs, play and charge kits and basically everything coming out so they seem dedicated to the cause. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588492158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyyPunk Veteran Posted April 20, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2007 Interesting....maybe I will stop at one tomorrow to check on this :p though by now they were all probably informed not to sell already :( not that i guess i want to buy one...ill wait till i get a hdtv maybe Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588492184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 That black looks horrible. It's a very flat black...like primer black for automobiles. I wish it came out in random colors...like green, or blue, even transparent would be a hot item.If they wanted to know black...should've went with the gloss black finish. matt finish is nice, electronics manufacturers should do more stuff in matt, love it ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588494070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 20, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 20, 2007 That black looks horrible. It's a very flat black...like primer black for automobiles. I wish it came out in random colors...like green, or blue, even transparent would be a hot item.If they wanted to know black...should've went with the gloss black finish. and then you would get fanboys world wide saying "you copied the PS3" Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588494249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyras Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The thing for me is: DSUB VGA -> DVD Upscaling, full HD-DVD support. Component -> Much better colors for me (specially on black), no sync frame rate issues (particularly noticeable in Dead Rising over VGA) but no DVD Upscaling. HDMI -> DVD Upscaling, full HD-DVD support, colors equal or better to component, no sync frame rate issues. So, for me, HDMI is combining the best of both worlds. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588504027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted April 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2007 matt finish is nice, electronics manufacturers should do more stuff in matt, love it ;) :yes: Matte black = sexy Gloss black = :x (though I don't mind it on my Samsung LCD :D) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588504051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexcyn Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 :yes:Matte black = sexy Gloss black = :x (though I don't mind it on my Samsung LCD :D) It's true. I have a PS3 and I hate the glossyness of it. Attracts dust WAYYY to easily. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/554793-xbox-360-elite-on-sale/#findComment-588504057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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